A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: request advise about a gift for his/her family ask about activities and clothing in his/her country find out about the food

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Dear Dev, Good Day! I trust you must be doing well. I felt extremely happy after receiving your letter

last

week inviting me to your home in Canada. As suggested by you, I have planned my visit during the Christmas vacation in December.

Further

, as It's the

first

time I will be meeting your parents, I would like to buy some gifts for them from India.

Therefore

, kindly let me know if you or your parents want anything specific from my country.

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am planning to bring you some exotic Indian masalas, chai, and a silk saree for your mother.

Also

, please let me know about our plan during my visit so that I can come prepared. And, I have heard Canadian winters are very harsh

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, please suggest

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the type of apparel and shoes that I should bring.

Moreover

, I am

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curious to know about the types of food and cuisines available as I am basically a vegetarian. I will be waiting for your letter. Convey my wishes to uncle and aunty. With love,

Srinithi

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Submitted by Srinithi Ramesh on Sun Sep 20 2020

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

Best regards,
Warm wishes,

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meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
3Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

179 words

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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